DISABLED AT SEA.
ALGARSSON'S SHIP.
fBT CVBLI—PBES3 ASSOCIATIOjr—COrDUOKT.) UtrSTEALUK aXD x.z. c&blk association.) (Received September 6th, 5.5 p.m.) OSLO, September 4. Algarsson's ship, Island, was discovered partially 1 disabled by engine trouble off Victoria Island a month aRO, according to tho "Aftenpost." Algarsson declined the Italian exploration ship Quest's offer of help, stating that he was determined to attempt to make land under sail, but last week he was sighted in almost the same spot. Captain Peretti, master of the Quest, expresses the opinion that Algarseon's equipment and personnel are inadequate for Arctic work. Ho 6ays tlxa.t the season is at present very severe. Algarseon originally intended an aeroplane expedition to the Pole, but abandoned the idea in favour of scientific work around Spitsbergen.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19250907.2.66
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18480, 7 September 1925, Page 9
Word count
Tapeke kupu
124DISABLED AT SEA. Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18480, 7 September 1925, Page 9
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
Ngā mihi
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in